Headlining his fourth new-production premiere at the Met, tenor Jonas Kaufmann sang the lovelorn poet Werther in Richard Eyre’s 2014 staging. In tonight’s free Nightly Met Opera Stream, enjoy his impassioned portrayal of Massenet’s tragic hero—the full Live in HD transmission is available starting at 7:30PM ET until tomorrow, April 3, at 6:30PM ET. Access the stream on metopera.org and on all Met Opera on Demand apps. Enhance your viewing experience with curated supplementary content—including P
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Headlining his fourth new-production premiere at the Met, tenor Jonas Kaufmann sang the lovelorn poet Werther in Richard Eyre’s 2014 staging. In tonight’s free Nightly Met Opera Stream, enjoy his impassioned portrayal of Massenet’s tragic hero—the full Live in HD transmission is available starting at 7:30PM ET until tomorrow, April 3, at 6:30PM ET. Access the stream on metopera.org and on all Met Opera on Demand apps. Enhance your viewing experience with curated supplementary content—including P
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The winner of our Viewers’ Choice poll, enjoy the most recent Live in HD transmission as tonight’s free Nightly Met Opera Stream. Acclaimed mezzo-soprano Joyce DiDonato stars as the title empress of Handel’s Agrippina, headlining the Met’s first-ever production of this intoxicating Baroque satire. Enjoy Sir David McVicar’s 2020 staging tonight, March 21, starting at 7:30PM ET until tomorrow, March 22, at 6:30PM ET. Access the stream on metopera.org and on all Met Opera on Demand apps. Enhance yo
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The winner of our Viewers’ Choice poll, enjoy the most recent Live in HD transmission as tonight’s free Nightly Met Opera Stream. Acclaimed mezzo-soprano Joyce DiDonato stars as the title empress of Handel’s Agrippina, headlining the Met’s first-ever production of this intoxicating Baroque satire. Enjoy Sir David McVicar’s 2020 staging tonight, March 21, starting at 7:30PM ET until tomorrow, March 22, at 6:30PM ET. Access the stream on metopera.org and on all Met Opera on Demand apps. Enhance yo
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Inspired by the legendary exploits of a real-life medieval prince, Borodin’s Prince Igor is tonight’s free Nightly Met Opera Stream. Bass Ildar Abdrazakov stars in the title role, opposite mezzo-soprano Anita Rachvelishvili as Konchakovna and tenor Sergey Semishkur as Vladimir, conducted by Gianandrea Noseda. Watch the full performance tonight, May 3, starting at 7:30PM EDT until tomorrow, May 4, at 6:30PM EDT. Enhance your viewing experience of this week’s operas with curated supplementary cont
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Inspired by the legendary exploits of a real-life medieval prince, Borodin’s Prince Igor is tonight’s free Nightly Met Opera Stream. Bass Ildar Abdrazakov stars in the title role, opposite mezzo-soprano Anita Rachvelishvili as Konchakovna and tenor Sergey Semishkur as Vladimir, conducted by Gianandrea Noseda. Watch the full performance tonight, May 3, starting at 7:30PM EDT until tomorrow, May 4, at 6:30PM EDT. Enhance your viewing experience of this week’s operas with curated supplementary cont
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One of opera’s most celebrated Verdi baritones, Dmitri Hvorostovsky sang Germont, the unbending father in the composer’s La Traviata, 30 times with the company. Re-live his compelling portrayal with tonight’s free Nightly Met Opera Stream—the 2012 Live in HD transmission is available starting at 7:30PM ET until tomorrow, June 17, at 6:30PM ET. Access the stream on metopera.org and on all Met Opera on Demand apps. Enhance your viewing experience with curated supplementary content—including Playbi
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One of opera’s most celebrated Verdi baritones, Dmitri Hvorostovsky sang Germont, the unbending father in the composer’s La Traviata, 30 times with the company. Re-live his compelling portrayal with tonight’s free Nightly Met Opera Stream—the 2012 Live in HD transmission is available starting at 7:30PM ET until tomorrow, June 17, at 6:30PM ET. Access the stream on metopera.org and on all Met Opera on Demand apps. Enhance your viewing experience with curated supplementary content—including Playbi
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Norma, Bellini’s fiery bel canto drama, centers on a mystical Druidess, a novice priestess, and the roguish Roman proconsul Pollione that they both love. In tonight’s free Nightly Met Opera Stream, enjoy David McVicar’s searing 2017 staging of the opera, starring soprano Sondra Radvanovsky, mezzo-soprano Joyce DiDonato, and tenor Joseph Calleja. The full Live in HD transmission is available tonight, March 29, starting at 7:30PM ET until tomorrow, March 30, at 6:30PM ET. Access the stream on meto
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Norma, Bellini’s fiery bel canto drama, centers on a mystical Druidess, a novice priestess, and the roguish Roman proconsul Pollione that they both love. In tonight’s free Nightly Met Opera Stream, enjoy David McVicar’s searing 2017 staging of the opera, starring soprano Sondra Radvanovsky, mezzo-soprano Joyce DiDonato, and tenor Joseph Calleja. The full Live in HD transmission is available tonight, March 29, starting at 7:30PM ET until tomorrow, March 30, at 6:30PM ET. Access the stream on meto
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In one of the highlights of the first season of Live in HD transmissions, baritone Dmitri Hvorostovsky gave an elegant, utterly heartbreaking performance as the title character of Tchaikovsky’s Eugene Onegin. In tonight’s free Nightly Met Opera Stream, re-live his unforgettable portrayal. The 2007 broadcast is available tonight, February 24, starting at 7:30PM ET until tomorrow, February 25, at 6:30PM ET Access the stream on metopera.org and on all Met Opera on Demand apps. Enhance your viewing
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In one of the highlights of the first season of Live in HD transmissions, baritone Dmitri Hvorostovsky gave an elegant, utterly heartbreaking performance as the title character of Tchaikovsky’s Eugene Onegin. In tonight’s free Nightly Met Opera Stream, re-live his unforgettable portrayal. The 2007 broadcast is available tonight, February 24, starting at 7:30PM ET until tomorrow, February 25, at 6:30PM ET Access the stream on metopera.org and on all Met Opera on Demand apps. Enhance your viewing
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Set at the end of Queen of Elizabeth I’s 44-year reign, Donizetti’s Roberto Devereux finds the title character caught between the affection of the aging monarch and Sara, the Duchess of Nottingham, who happens to be married to Roberto’s close friend. One of the repertoire’s most thrilling historical dramas, it is filled with fiery faceoffs. In tonight’s free Nightly Met Opera Stream, enjoy a 2016 Live in HD transmission of the opera, starring mezzo-soprano Elina Garanca as Sara and tenor Matthew
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Set at the end of Queen of Elizabeth I’s 44-year reign, Donizetti’s Roberto Devereux finds the title character caught between the affection of the aging monarch and Sara, the Duchess of Nottingham, who happens to be married to Roberto’s close friend. One of the repertoire’s most thrilling historical dramas, it is filled with fiery faceoffs. In tonight’s free Nightly Met Opera Stream, enjoy a 2016 Live in HD transmission of the opera, starring mezzo-soprano Elina Garanca as Sara and tenor Matthew
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Baritone Dmitri Hvorostovsky and soprano Anna Netrebko ignite the Met stage as Count di Luna and Leonora in Verdi’s Il Trovatore. Stream an encore presentation of their 2015 performance, conducted by Marco Armiliato, for free tonight, March 18, from 7:30 PM EDT until tomorrow, March 19, at 3:30 PM EDT. This stream will be available, with English subtitles, online at metopera.org as well as on all Met Opera on Demand apps, including IOS, Android, Apple TV, Amazon Fire devices, Samsung TV, and Rok
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Our week of free streams celebrating some of opera’s most exceptional LGBTQ artists concludes tonight with a 2017 performance of La Traviata, starring Michael Fabiano as Alfredo. Since his 2010 debut, Fabiano has taken the Met stage in nearly 100 performances, wowing audiences in some of the repertory’s most heroic tenor roles. Enjoy his performance in Verdi’s heartbreaking tragedy tonight, June 27, starting at 7:30PM ET until tomorrow, June 28, at 6:30PM ET. Access the stream on metopera.org an
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Following last night’s presentation of Gluck Iphigénie en Tauride, we explore another episode in the mythic tale of the House of Atreus with tonight’s Nightly Opera Stream of Elektra. In this shattering modern masterpiece, three of Agamemnon’s children grapple with their father’s murder—at the hands of their mother. Experience Strauss’s explosive 20th-century drama for free tonight, March 25, starting at 7:30PM ET until tomorrow, March 26, at 6:30PM ET. Access the stream on metopera.org and on a
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In his final Live in HD appearance, baritone Dmitri Hvorostovsky reprised his masterful portrayal of Count di Luna in Verdi’s Il Trovatore in 2015. In tonight’s free Nightly Met Opera Stream, see him team up with powerhouse soprano Anna Netrebko as Leonora. Their thrilling performance is available tonight, February 28, starting at 7:30PM ET until tomorrow, March 1, at 6:30PM ET. Access the stream on metopera.org and on all Met Opera on Demand apps. Enhance your viewing experience with curated su
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The Met kicked off the 2012–13 season with a new staging of Donizetti’s L’Elisir d’Amore directed by Tony Award–winner Bartlett Sher. In tonight’s free Nightly Met Opera Stream, a winning bel canto cast—including soprano Anna Netrebko and tenor Matthew Polenzani as the would-be lovers Adina and Nemorino—stars in this classic operatic comedy. The full Live in HD transmission is available tonight, April 3, starting at 7:30PM ET until tomorrow, April 4, at 6:30PM ET. Access the stream on metopera.o
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Following last night’s free stream of Donizetti’s L’Elisir d’Amore, we bring you a second opera featuring a love potion—albeit a far more potent one. In tonight’s free Nightly Met Opera Stream, experience Wagner’s awe-inspiring Tristan und Isolde. The 2016 Live in HD transmission, starring soprano Nina Stemme as Isolde, is available tonight, April 4, starting at 7:30PM ET until tomorrow, April 5, at 6:30PM ET. Access the stream on metopera.org and on all Met Opera on Demand apps. Enhance your vi
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A veteran of nearly 400 Met performances, including in seven Mozart roles, tenor Matthew Polenzani headlined a rare revival of the composer’s Idomeneo in 2017. In tonight’s free Nightly Met Opera Stream, see him give a powerful performance as the mythic Greek king; the full performance is available starting at 7:30PM ET until tomorrow, June 18, at 6:30PM ET. Access the stream on metopera.org and on all Met Opera on Demand apps. Enhance your viewing experience with curated supplementary content—i
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A beautiful ingénue with a taste for the finer things makes her way to Paris, where she becomes irresistible to the men around her—including the passionate Chevalier des Grieux, whose all-consuming love leads to their ruin. In tonight’s free Nightly Met Opera Stream, enjoy an enthralling 2019 Live in HD transmission of Massenet’s Manon, starring soprano Lisette Oropesa, tenor Michael Fabiano, and baritone Artur Rucinski. This classic French tragedy is available tonight, April 29, starting at 7:3
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Along her rise to operatic superstardom, mezzo-soprano Joyce DiDonato starred in the title role of La Cenerentola in opera houses around the globe, and during the 2013–14 season, she finally brought her signature portrayal to the Met stage. In tonight’s free Nightly Met Opera Stream, see her sing Rossini’s rags-to-riches heroine in a joyous Live in HD transmission—available starting at 7:30PM ET until tomorrow, April 19, at 6:30PM ET. Access the stream on metopera.org and on all Met Opera on Dem
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Two of opera’s biggest stars, soprano Renée Fleming and mezzo-soprano Susan Graham got their start on the Met stage together—both winning the National Council Auditions Grand Finals in 1988. In tonight’s free Nightly Met Opera Stream, see them join forces in a 2010 Live in HD transmission of Strauss’s Der Rosenkavalier. The full performance, featuring Fleming as the Marschallin and Graham as Octavian, alongside soprano Christine Schäfer as Sophie, is available tonight, May 13, starting at 7:30PM
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Celebrate Independence Day with a dazzling display of vocal and visual fireworks. The hit 2019 production of Philip Glass’s Akhnaten—directed by Phelim McDermott, in collaboration with Improbable—streams free as tonight’s Nightly Met Opera Stream. The full performance, featuring countertenor Anthony Roth Costanzo in the title role and J'Nai Bridges, Mezzo-Soprano as Nefertiti, is available tonight, July 4, starting at 7:30PM ET until tomorrow, July 5, at 6:30PM ET. Access the stream on metopera.
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The love of language and literature permeates Tchaikovsky’s Eugene Onegin—based on a quintessential Russian novel by Pushkin—from Tatiana’s youthful bookishness to the poet Lenski, who ultimately must duel is best friend, Onegin. In tonight’s free Nightly Met Opera Stream, enjoy a 2017 Live in HD transmission of this passionate drama, starring tenor Alexey Dolgov as Lenski. The full performance is available tonight, April 7, starting at 7:30PM ET until tomorrow, April 8, at 6:30PM ET. Access the
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With a Met repertoire spanning nearly 275 years of music, soprano Renée Fleming has appeared in operas by 15 different composers on our stage. In tonight’s free Nightly Met Opera Stream, see her star in the only Baroque opera she has sung with the company, Handel’s Rodelinda. The 2011 Live in HD transmission is available tonight, January 16, starting at 7:30PM ET until tomorrow, January 17, at 6:30PM ET. Access the stream on metopera.org and on all Met Opera on Demand apps. Enhance your viewing
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In 2008, Massenet’s sumptuous masterpiece Thaïs returned to the Met stage after an absence of more than 30 years—starring Renée Fleming as the alluring title character. Enjoy her performance in tonight’s Nightly Met Opera Stream, the first of two free streams this week showcasing the beloved American soprano. The full Live in HD transmission, conducted by Jesús López-Cobos, is available tonight, May 24, starting at 7:30PM ET until tomorrow, May 25, at 6:30PM ET. Access the stream on metopera.org
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The final opera in our week of myths and legends draws upon the age-old tale of the Flying Dutchman. Bass-baritone Evgeny Nikitin and soprano Anja Kampe star as the ghostly title character and the woman committed to saving his soul in tonight’s Nightly Met Opera Stream of Wagner’s Der Fliegende Holländer. The 2020 performance is available for free tonight, March 28, starting at 7:30PM ET until tomorrow, March 29, at 6:30PM ET. Access the stream on metopera.org and on all Met Opera on Demand apps
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One of today’s most captivating and versatile artists, mezzo-soprano Elina Garanca thrilled audiences in 2012 when she starred as Sesto in Mozart’s profound late masterpiece La Clemenza di Tito. Enjoy her performance in tonight’s free Nightly Met Opera Stream. The powerful Live in HD transmission, which also features soprano Barbara Frittoli as Vitellia, is available tonight, April 20, starting at 7:30PM ET until tomorrow, April 21, at 6:30PM ET. Access the stream on metopera.org and on all Met
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Tonight, we continue to celebrate the many talented LGBTQ artists in the Met family with a free Nightly Met Opera Stream of Dvořák’s Rusalka, starring mezzo-soprano Jamie Barton. The 2017 recipient of the prestigious Beverly Sills Artist Award, Barton has proved herself a powerhouse in a broad range of repertoire—from Wagner’s imperious goddess Fricka in the Ring cycle to the mythic hero of Gluck’s Orfeo ed Euridice. See her cast her spell as the bewitching sorceress Ježibaba tonight, June 22, s
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A shattering 20th-century masterpiece about the true resiliency of faith in the face of absolute terror, Poulenc’s Dialogues of the Carmelites is tonight’s free Nightly Met Opera Stream. As Madame Lidoine and Mother Marie, Jessye Norman and Florence Quivar lead an extraordinary ensemble in this 1987 telecast. The full opera, directed by John Dexter, is available tonight, February 3, starting at 7:30PM ET until tomorrow, February 4, at 6:30PM ET. Access the stream on metopera.org and on all Met O
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Luisa Miller, Verdi’s early-period masterpiece based on a play by Friedrich Schiller, had a rare Met revival during the 2017–18 season. In tonight’s free Nightly Met Opera Stream, experience this powerful drama—the full Live in HD transmission, featuring soprano SONYA YONCHEVA in the title role, is available starting at 7:30PM ET until tomorrow, April 12, at 6:30PM ET. Access the stream on metopera.org and on all Met Opera on Demand apps. Enhance your viewing experience with curated supplementar
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Experience some of opera’s greatest love stories—from the unbridled passion of Manon Lescaut to the transcendental rapture of Tristan und Isolde to the timeless poetry of La Bohème—with another week of free Nightly Opera Streams. Enjoy the full lineup at metopera.org and on all Met Opera on Demand apps. Prepare for each performance with a selection of curated supplementary content at metopera.org/week22streams. | The Metropolitan Opera
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Enjoy popular favorites by Mozart, Verdi, Wagner, and Puccini—as well as last season’s Met-premiere production of Handel’s Agrippina, starring mezzo-soprano Joyce DiDonato—with the next week of free Nightly Opera Streams. Access the full lineup at metopera.org and all Met Opera on Demand apps. Prepare for each performance with a selection of curated supplementary content at metopera.org/week21streams. | The Metropolitan Opera
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“Because the story of Agrippina is such a universal one, I didn’t want to leave it in ancient Rome. The topics it deals with are never going to leave us, so I wanted the world to be one that the audience would recognize.” In directing the 2020 Met premiere of Agrippina, David McVicar moved the action of Handel’s Baroque satire to a present-day setting that helped amplify the work’s relevance. Enjoy this biting black comedy as tonight’s free Nightly Met Opera Stream—available starting at 7:30PM E
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Featuring operatic legends and some of today’s most exciting artists, experience seven phenomenal past performances with the next week of Nightly Opera Streams. Access the full lineup—including this week’s Viewers’ Choice pick, a classic 1989 telecast of Wagner’s Die Walküre—on metopera.org and all Met Opera on Demand apps. And prepare for each performance with a curated selection of supplementary content at metopera.org/week16streams. | The Metropolitan Opera
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